Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

AN: WOW, Chapter 2 already, well this is what I mean by small chapters and frequent updates. Expect chapter 3 tomorrow or the day after. I'm still not 100 on the pairing, but it will be decided by chapter 4. Ohh yeah before I forget, this isn't going to be pure canon (some stuff will stay but some will go). Next chapter will be really good, hope I pull it off right. Also for a hint of Naruto's strength: He has been training with Kage Bunshin for years! People who don't want him to be too strong, well it doesn't matter too much how strong HE is.

Thanks to MissyNaye for helping by being my Beta!

DarkSyde24: I've read that story, it's very good. I made this because I always see stories where he is like ANBU or super strong then get put on a Genin team, so I made him the sensei.

MissNaye: He never had a clan (at least in my fic). That doesn't mean he can't start one though.

ShadowFang Demon: So true.

Keyblade-03: I try, I REALLY try with the spelling and grammar, but I fail as usual. Yeah, the Uchiha is not my favorite character so you will get a least a LITTLE of your wish. I don't like giving him more typing space than necessary.

VenomLord: I tried to put her in the team. I was looking for any excuse for her to be in. But, since she has a major role in my other fic, I decided to just keep the other one in.

Mr. Lee: He will not be too dark or just a little... blunt and forceful in his teaching. Ohh and he is not super nice and forgiving. You will see what I mean in the next chapter. About the detail. These chapters will be short but not as detailed as the last. But no way am I explaining every detail to how close his home looks.

"Talking"

'Thinking'

Chapter 1: Choice of Path

Iruka walked into the class, which was very loud and said, "SHUT UP!" At this, the entire class started to pay attention to him. "Today you will put into teams of three. You will be with these teams for a quite a long while and NO, you cannot change your team." With that he started to list the teams.

"Team 7. Uchiha Sasuke, Aburame Shino, and Inuzuka Kiba."

"Team 8. Haruno Sakura, Yamanaka Ino, and Hyuuga Hinata."

Sakura and Ino were dreading the fact they were not on Sasuke's team. Hinata, well, she was just hoping that she wouldn't get in the way of the team. After the teams were announced they were given a break. It was two hours later when they had to return to meet their Jounin sensei.

"Team 8 follow me," said Naruto before turning and walking out of the room. All three of the girls were thinking similar thoughts. 'This is our sensei? He looks our age.'

All the other teams were already gone aside from Team 7 who were also wondering about the girl's sensei. 'A weak team for a weak sensei,' thought the Uchiha.

Naruto led the girls to the roof. Once they all sat down he spoke. "My name is Uzumaki Naruto. I will be leading your team until you all become Chuunin or Jounin. Even then we still may be in the same team. I already know your names and I do not care about your hobbies. All I want to know from you three is one thing. Do you want to become average shinobi or great ones?"

The girls were shocked at how he introduced himself. Ino looked as she wanted to kill him. 'Who the hell does he think he is? What does he mean by that question?' She was also the first to answer the question. "Of course I want to be a great shinobi. If I'm gonna be Sasuke's wife, I'll have to be great."

When she said that, Naruto's eye twitched a little. 'That's going to be a problem, what's so special about the Uchiha anyways?' He then saw Sakura glaring at Ino. 'Wow, both of them? Man I hope...' He then looked to Hinata. 'Phew, not all three of them, but she looks like she is scared to look up.'

"Well what about the rest of you? What will you chose?" Sakura not willing to lose to Ino spoke next. "Of course we want to be great. Right… um... Hinata?" The Hyuuga jumped a bit after hearing her name, but she nodded anyways.

"Good. I would have sent you back to the academy if you wanted to be average." They all looked at him with mildly shocked faces. "Meet me a training ground eight tomorrow at 5 a.m. Make sure you eat well and get a lot of sleep. Tomorrow, I will be testing you to see and strengths and weaknesses."

With that said Naruto disappeared in a puff of smoke.


At the Hyuuga Manor:

Naruto was here waiting for Hyuuga Hiashi so he could ask him a question. He already went to see the parents of Ino and Sakura. The reasons for these visits were to inform them that he planned extreme training for the three.

He first visited Ino's father. Inochi told him to, "treat her as a shinobi, not a girl." Simple as that. Sakura's parents had a little more to say, but it all boiled down to this, "please make sure she will be able to survive the life of a kunoichi." Now he had only one more father to ask and this one could be a problem. The Hyuuga Clan liked to train themselves.

It only took about five minutes for the clan leader to arrive. "What do you want?" said the man. 'As cold and uncaring as ever,' thought Naruto. "I'm here because I'm the Jounin sensei of your daughter and I planned to give my students very intense training. I wanted to tell the parents so there won't be any problems in the future."

Hiashi just looked at Naruto for a moment then said, "she should be grateful. We will no longer waste our time attempting to train her. In fact I no longer care what happens to her, do what you will with her. Now if you will excuse me, I have business to attend to." Naruto nodded at Hiashi and left the area. 'Now all I have to do is make sure they want this. I can do that tomorrow.'

As Naruto exited the house, he saw the lavender eyed girl standing on the other side of the door looking as she was fighting to hold back her tears. 'It seems her family is the problem.'


Next Day At Training Field Eight:

Naruto walked into the training area to see his team was already waiting. 'I'm happy they are not always late like Aniki.'

"Ok, I'm going to ask you one more time. Do you want to become great ninja or not?" They were all wondering why he kept asking that, but they nodded anyways.

"Good. Today I'm going to be testing you; mostly to see where you are at and what would suit you most," said Naruto.

"How will you be testing us um… Naruto?" said Ino.

"I may be the same age as you but you will call me Naruto-sensei. I didn't make it to Jounin to be treated like a Genin. As for how you'll be tested… like this!" Naruto said making three Kage Bunshin each with about 10 of his chakra. "You have to destroy these clones... before they kill you!" said Naruto before poofing away. 'Of course I'm not gonna actually kill them, but I will beat them down a lo.. bit. They don't need to know that.'

The three girls were looking around confused thinking things like: 'We have to beat them?' 'Is he really going to try and kill us?' 'Can I do this?' The clones were getting annoyed that the girls have not moved yet, so one of the clones took out a kunai and threw it at them.

Seeing the kunai brought them back to reality. Since the knife was headed towards her, Ino jumped to the left to dodge it. She ran towards the clone that threw the kunai and Sakura was right behind her. They figured clones must be weak. Once Ino was in range, she tried to punch the clone in the face. It didn't work because she was tripped and fell on her face. Sakura had a kunai in her hand and tried to stab the clone, but it grabbed her arm and flipped her on her back. 'Damn, these things are strong. If we're not careful we really will die.' they both thought.

Clone number three noticed that Hinata had not moved yet, so he ran towards her. By the time she realized what was happening, she was bending over in pain from a fist in her stomach. 'Hmm were going to have to hold back even more if we want them to be able last for the planned time,' thought the clones.

"Why don't you three go hide and make a plan? We were made with enough chakra to last for twelve hours while using taijutsu only. We will not last as long if we use ninjutsu or genjutsu. If you don't destroy us, this test will last until all three of us clones' chakra is up," said clone three.